I thought Jacksonville was fait accompli for Eli...apparently not.
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Two months ago, Eli Manning was on the sideline, his future in doubt as he watched Geno Smith start against the Oakland Raiders. Now, with a new coach and general manager, he's been told by the New York Giants that they want him to be their starter moving forward -- even if they draft a quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick.
Manning is willing to help the next Giants quarterback -- he wouldn't exactly describe his role as being a mentor -- and has every intention to finish his career with the only professional team for which he has played. But he still feels he has something to prove after receiving the ultimate vote of confidence from the team's brass over the past few weeks.
"Excited," Manning said Friday in Bloomington, Minnesota. "Excited to get back to work and knowing that they have faith in me that I can go out there and win games and play at a high level.
"I want to go prove them right. I want to go out there and work my tail off to get to playing at a high level."
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